Formula
Licorice, Dried Ginger, Poria and Atractylodes Decoction
甘草干姜茯苓白术汤gan cao gan jiang fu ling bai zhu tang
1 source
4 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for the "kidney-fixity" (腎著) pattern: a heavy body with cold in the lower back as if sitting in water, and cold aching from the waist down with a heaviness as though carrying a great weight. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：腎著之病，其人身體重，腰中冷，如坐水中，形如水狀，反不渴，小便自利，飲食如故，病屬下焦，身…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》五脏风寒积聚病脉证并治第十一·甘草干姜茯苓白术汤证（16条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Licorice二兩
- White Atractylodes二兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)四兩
- Poria四兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》五脏风寒积聚病脉证并治第十一·甘草干姜茯苓白术汤（组成·16）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》五脏风寒积聚病脉证并治第十一·甘草干姜茯苓白术汤证（16条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》五脏风寒积聚病脉证并治第十一·甘草干姜茯苓白术汤（煎服法·16）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.